Question

What is the difference between orbit and orbital?

Answer 1

Orbit	Orbital
Orbit is the well defined path where the electrons revolve around the nucleus of an atom.	Orbital is a three-dimensional space where the probability of finding the electron is much higher.
2. Orbit have circular shape.	2. Orbital can have different shapes such as a bell, spherical, etc.
3. The position of an electron can be easily represented and determined through orbit.	3. Orbital is not responsible for the identification of the position of an electron in an atom.
4. An orbit professes the exact position of the electron and thus, it does not follow the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.	4. In the case of orbitals, it obeys the Heisenberg uncertainty principle as it does not profess the exact position of the electron in a atom.
5. It can be designated as K, L,M, N	5. Orbitals can be designated as s,p,d,f